Posted: Oct 28, 2024
JACK MANKE OF TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, a senior midfielder from Houston, Texas, has been named the SCAC Men’s Soccer Co-Offensive Player of the Week for games played from Monday, October 21st through Sunday, October 27th. SCAC Men's Soccer Release (Week 9)
Manke pushed the Bulldogs to a pair of key road victories last weekend as TLU continues to keep pace with the teams at the top of the standings pushing for it’s first SCAC Tournament berth since the 2020-21 season. Manke scored in consecutive games for the sixth time in his career and first time this season, knocking home the insurance goal in the Bulldogs’ 2-0 win at Ozarks and then registered the game-winner in a 1-0 win at Centenary. On the weekend, Manke finished with four points on two goals and fired three shots on target.
Manke shares this week's honor with Southwestern junior forward Greyson Pinto.
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Senior forward Louis Catchpole of Austin College had another strong weekend lifting the ‘Roos to a 1-1 record in league play on the road last weekend. Catchpole tallied a goal in both fixtures with one marker in a close 3-2 loss against Concordia and then registering a brace in a 5-3 win over McMurry. He now leads the SCAC with 13 goals on the season. Senior midfielder Teddy Libby of Colorado College scored his first goal of the season in the Tigers’ 5-0 win over Schreiner last Friday and finished the weekend helping CC stay unbeaten in conference play with six total shots, four on target. Junior forward Jonathan De la Torre of Concordia tallied three points last week in helping the Tornados secure six key points in the SCAC table with wins over Austin College and Dallas. De la Torre assisted on the game-winning goal in the 3-2 win over the ‘Roos on Friday and then scored in a 6-0 win over Dallas on Sunday. Junior forward Arik Phillips of McMurry scored his second goal of the season last weekend in helping the War Hawks post a 1-1 record in conference play, highlighted by a 2-0 win over Dallas. First-year forward Hani Ahmadie of St. Thomas scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in the Celts’ 2-0 win over Schriner on Sunday afternoon. Senior midfielder Louis Instrall of Trinity scored his fifth goal of the season in the Tigers 4-0 win on the road at St. Thomas last Friday night. Instrall played 152 total minutes to help the Tigers stay unbeaten in league play after defeating UST and securing a 1-1 draw at Colorado College.
| SCAC Men's Soccer Offensive Players-of-the-Week |
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| Week 1 | Jack Hilliard, Colorado College |
| Week 2 | Theo Givens, Concordia University (TX) |
| Week 3 | Louis Catchpole, Austin College |
| Week 4 | Giovanni Casias, University of the Ozarks |
| Week 5 | Pierce Wear, Austin College Adam Knutson, Trinity University |
| Week 6 | Hunter Cain, Trinity University |
| Week 7 | Daniel Castro, University of St. Thomas |
| Week 8 | Jose Aguirre, Concordia University (TX) |
| Week 9 | Jack Manke, Texas Lutheran University Greyson Pinto, Southwestern University |
| Week 10 | |
